ARTIST: Loom
TITLE: Angler
LABEL: Exigent Records
GENRE: Indie
BITRATE: 234kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 17m total
RELEASE DATE: 2007-00-00
RIP DATE: 2007-12-19
Track List
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1. Castles 3:36
2. Hourglass 3:32
3. Sculpt 4:00
4. Tracers 3:16
5. Yell 2:56
Release Notes:
Combining adventurous instrumentation, intense light displays at live shows, and
an affinity for angler fish, Salt Lake CityÆs Loom are certainly doing something
a little different. Their debut EP, Angler, contains five songs that show a
great deal of promise from a band who has been around less than a year.
ItÆs difficult to pin down Loom into any specific genre, but if you were to
envision a slightly more contained Fall of Troy mixed with a slightly less gruff
Murder by Death, youÆd be halfway there. While the band has got some serious
chops, they play to the songs rather than show off, and each track on here
displays a wonderful sense of dynamics. TheyÆre mathy but catchy, and they know
how to seamlessly transition from being quietly melodic to completely spastic.
ôSculptö opens up with some subdued bass and creeping violin before subtle
guitars and booming, faintly panicked vocals enter the picture. The violin here
isnÆt reserved for subtle effect either; itÆs right up front in the mix with the
rest of the band. ThatÆs the way it should be, because violinist Kim PackÆs
playing adds a great deal of character to LoomÆs sound. Her melodies blend well
with Mike CundickÆs technical, winding guitar and the interplay between the two
works well. Aside from main vocalist and light show operator Josh Davenport,
four of the five members here pitch in on vocals, and on songs like ôHourglassö
and ôTracers,ö they sound absolutely triumphant.
Angler is an innovative release from a talented if not well-known band that
definitely appears to have their shit figured out. ItÆs a winding, labyrinthine
listen with fairly linear songwriting that isnÆt at all predictable. If Loom
keeps doing what theyÆre doing, and if they can maintain this level of quality
on a full-length album sometime down the road, they should have a bright future
ahead of themselves. Definitely a band worth keeping an eye on.